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Simone Biles' 2024 Olympics Necklace Proves She's the GOAT After Gymnastics Gold Medal Win
View Date:2025-01-19 02:54:12
Get ready to flip out over Simone Biles sweet accessory
The Team USA gymnast picked up her second gold medal at the 2024 Olympics August 1, taking home the top spot during the gymnastics individual all-around competition in Paris. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade earned silver and Suni Lee, the other athlete representing Team USA during the competition, won bronze.
And to celebrate her win, Simone pulled out a very special piece of jewelry: a goat necklace, which served as a nod to the conversation of Simone being the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT).
"My GOAT necklace is just kind of an ode," she told reporters after the competition, "because the people love it, same people hate it."
According to Simone, she decided to wear the jewelry because she felt the day was going well, adding, "I know people will go crazy over it."
Still, despite winning nine medals over three Olympics Games—including six gold, one silver and two bronze—Simone was humbled by all the love and support she receives.
"At the end of the day, it is crazy that I am in the conversation of greatest of all athletes," she said, "because I just still think I'm Simone Biles from Spring, Texas that loves to flip."
But she's so much more than that, as she's now the first American to win gold twice in the individual all-around competition (her first was in 2016), and at 27-years-old is the oldest women's gymnastics champion since 1952.
During the games, Simone had her own cheering squad, led by husband Jonathan Owens—donning a Team Biles t-shirt—as well as her parents, Ronald Biles and Nellie Biles. Also in the crowd were several members of the Team USA men's basketball team—including Stephen Curry, Devin Booker and Jrue Holliday—as well as Seth Rogen, Kendall Jenner and Tony Hawk.
Earlier in the week, Simone and the rest of Team USA's gymnastics team, including Suni, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera, took home their first gold medals in the all-around finals.
And as Simone promised, she and the team are ready to keep dominating.
"I know we're stronger than what we showed in Tokyo," she told reporters in June. "So, I think it has to be for us because it can't be for anybody else, ‘cause that's not why we do it. We do it for ourselves and the love for the sport and the love for representing the U.S. So, we're going to go out there and we're going to do our best."
For more emotional moments from the 2024 Paris Olympics, keep reading.
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USA gymnast Simone Biles beams after winning gold in the women's all-around final, sporting her "GOAT" necklace.
Britain's bronze medalists Andrea Spendolini Sirieix and Lois Toulson share a raw moment after the women's synchronized 10m platform diving final.
Korbin Albert gets emotional after scoring a goal in the women's soccer game.
Team Sweden's Sarah Sjoestroem celebrates her gold medal in the Women's 100m Freestyle Final.
Team USA's Katie Ledecky reacts to winning gold in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Final.
French swimmer Anastasiia Kirpichnikova cries tears of joy after seeing her silver medal-winning time in women's 1500m freestyle event.
Serbia's Nemanja Majdov (L) and Greece's Theodoros Tselidis (R) share a moment after their round in the men's 90kg round of 16 in judo. Tselildis, who beat Majdov, later won the bronze medal.
Manon Apithy-Brunet (L) kisses her husband France's Bolade Apithy after his team beat Egypt.
Gold medalist Alex Yee of Team Great Britain and silver medalist Hayden Wilde of Team New Zealand share a subtle celebratory moment after crossing the finish line.
Team New Zealand leaps for joy after beating Canada in the Women's Rugby Sevens Gold medal match.
Agustina Gorzelany of Team Argentina celebrates her team's first goal in a match against Spain. Argentina ended up winning the match 2-1.
Team Guatemala's Adriana Ruano Oliva gets emotional after realizing she's won the gold medal—her country's very first—in the shooting trap women's final.
Andy Murray and Dan Evans of Great Britain embrace in celebration after besting Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen of Team Belgium in Men's Doubles second round match.
Great Britain's Tom Dean celebrates, along with fellow teammates, after his win in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay.
Simone Biles expresses elation after securing the gold medal for Team USA in the women's gymnastics team final, making her the most decorated gymnast in history.
Team Italy reacts after finishing the women's gymnastics all around team final with a silver medal.
Coco Gauff listens to a call made against her during a July 30 match against Croatia's Donna Vekic. The controversial line correction ended the tennis champion's run in the 2024 Olympics.
Jasmine Paolini reacts during her match with Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. She lost the match, exiting the games.
Serbian sports shooter Zorana Arunovic kisses her gold medal—her first time medaling in the sport after competing in London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Kazuma Kaya and the rest of Team Japan celebrate after earning a gold medal for the artistic gymnastics men's team final. They were followed by Team China with silver, and Team USA with bronze.
Adam Burgess of Great Britain celebrates after completing his event. His team took home a silver and bronze medal for canoe slalom, a sport that sees competitors navigate a whitewater course.
Team Malaysia's Tang Jie Chen and Ee Wei Toh celebrate after beating China during the mixed doubles play stage.
Asher Hong of Team USA celebrates after completing the vault at the men's team final. He placed 9th in his event, and helped earn the Team USA men's gymnastics team a bronze medal.
French fencer Manon Apithy-Brunet reacts after beating South Korea's Choi Se-bin in the women's semifinal bout.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds up his racket in celebration after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in a second round match of the Men's Singles tournament.
Ezinne Kalu and the rest of Team Nigeria celebrate their win against Team Australia.
Stephen Nedoroscik, an Internet meme for his pommel horse performance, celebrates during his team's final.
Amandine Buchard takes a page out of Taylor Swift's book with her celebratory heart hands at the medal ceremony for women's judo. She took bronze for France in the 52kg event.
Hidayat Heydarov of Team Azerbaijan proudly holds up his gold medal after day three of the Olympic games.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot tears up after scoring a gold medal for France.
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